Senior Engineering Manager (be/ml) - Context & Personalisation

Canva

Sydney, Australia
Remote
Engineering leadership
Platform systems scaling
Ai and machine learning
Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team of backend and machine learning engineers building Canva’s context and personalisation systems

Job Summary

  • Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team of backend and machine learning engineers building Canva’s context and personalisation systems.
  • Define and deliver the strategy and roadmap for Canva’s centralised context platform and personalisation infrastructure, developing capabilities like AI Memory and brand-aware AI generation.
  • Equity packages, inclusive parental leave, annual Vibe & Thrive allowance, and flexible leave options are offered to support employee wellbeing and work-life balance.

Matching Summary

Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team of backend and machine learning engineers building Canva’s context and personalisation systems.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Engineering leadership
  • Platform systems scaling
  • AI and machine learning
  • Product and design partnership
  • High-ambiguity environments

Nice-to-have

  • Building context systems
  • Recommendation engines
  • Personalisation pipelines
  • High-growth product environments
  • Developer infrastructure

Key Requirements

  • Experienced engineering leader
  • Strong technical depth
  • Product thinking
  • Experience in AI/ML
  • Passion for developing engineers

Work Rights

Not specified

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